Suunto Ambit2, Ambit2 S, as well as the recently launched Ambit2 R get a software upgrade 2.0 on April 23rd, 2014, bringing usability improvements and new features for the watches.

Training programs in your watch

The upgrade brings training programs in the Ambit2 and Ambit2 S watches. You can plan your own moves or choose from thousands of programs in Movescount.com. Download the program to your watch, and the watch reminds you of daily targets, tracks completion and provides speed and intensity guidance during training.

With this update, Ambit2 and Ambit2 S can measure your running cadence from the wrist – no need for a separate Foot POD anymore. If you prefer using a Foot POD, the watch will automatically pick the data from the POD, and automatically calibrate the Foot POD for you.

Other new training related features for Ambit2 and Ambit2 S include rich lap details and fastest km/mi on the watch.

Improved navigation

The 2.0 upgrade fine tunes navigation functionalities and adds outdoor features such as compass bearing tracking and easier compass calibration.

For Ambit2, the 2.0 upgrade also adds a built-in storm alarm and a new weather trend indicator.

Follow the links below for more details, and connect your watch to Movescount to get your 2.0 upgrade on April 23rd 2014.

Coming up next: Strava compatibility for Movescount.com

Suunto is also glad to announce that Movescount.com will become compatible with Strava at the end of April. This means all Ambit users (Ambit, Ambit2, Ambit2 S and Ambit2 R) as well as users of other GPS devices compatible with Suunto Movescount will be able to automatically transfer their moves to Strava.com. More information to follow later in April.

About Suunto

Suunto was born in 1936 when Finnish orienteer and engineer Tuomas Vohlonen invented the mass production method for the liquid-filled compass. Since then, Suunto has been at the forefront of design and innovation for sports watches, dive computers and sports instruments used by adventurers all over the globe. From the highest mountains to the deepest oceans, Suunto physically and mentally equips outdoor adventurers to conquer new territory.

Suunto's headquarters and manufacturing plant is in Vantaa, Finland. Employing more than 400 people worldwide, Suunto products are sold in over 100 countries. The company is a subsidiary of Amer Sports Corporation along with its sister brands Salomon, Arc'teryx, Atomic, Wilson, Precor, Mavic and Enve.